# Bhamaragad Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/bhamragad/bhamaragad/ Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli # Bhamaragad Bhamaragad is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,046 people in 779 households**, the 1st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 4,046people (2011) - 779households - 86.7%literacy - 850females per 1,000 males ## Bhamaragad PIN code and other codes Bhamaragad falls in Bhamragad sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhamragad - Census village code539754 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhamaragad from nearby towns? - Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)188 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)188 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bhamaragad? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Bhamaragad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhamaragad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhamaragad known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 5% of the 1,084 hectares of village land is sown, and -58 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bhamaragad Of every 100 households in Bhamaragad in 2011, 71 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhamaragad · ■ Bhamragad rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **19% Toilet within the home ****50%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **85% Tap water ****19%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **93% Use banking services ****89%** **90% Television ****54%** **10% Mobile phone ****61%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****16%** **35% Own their home ****68%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bhamaragad? ■ Bhamaragad · ■ Bhamragad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **999 Working population ****33.1%** **58.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 81.1% for women. 40% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 216 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (8%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 673 (50%) · **■** Marginal 323 (24%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bhamragad - Tadgaon1,472 people - Hemalkasa1,393 people - Laheri1,372 people - Yechali S1,306 people [All 128 villages in Bhamragad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/bhamragad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhamaragad from Gadchiroli?188 km by road - What is the population of Bhamaragad?4,046 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhamaragad in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhamaragad?86.7% (Census 2011)